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HRÁDEK - Czech Museum of Silver and medieval silver mine

Address:

Barborská 28, 284 01 Kutná Hora

Tel.: 327 512 159

Fax: 327 513 813

E-mail: info@cms-kh.cz

Bookings: objednavky@cms-kh.cz

Open:

April and October 9.00 – 17.00
May, June and September 9.00 – 18.00
July and August 10.00 – 18.00
November: Sat, Sun 10.00 - 16.00
weekdays in November only by prior arrangement
(in case of inconvenient weather (snow,frost) visit of the mine will not be possible and extended tour of the museum will be offered)
Closed on Monday
Tours start every half-hour

Admission:

Tour I - "The Town of Silver"

Adults60,– CZK
Children, students30,– CZK

Tour II - "The Way of Silver"

Adults110,– CZK
Children, students70,– CZK

Both tours at a special price

Adults130,– CZK
Children, students80,– CZK

English or German explanation:

1 group: 400,- CZK

Reservation:

1 group: 50,- CZK

Attention:

Children accompanied by parents may visit the mine from the age of 7. Children in group (school excursions, etc.) may enter the mine only from the age of 10. People suffering from claustrophobia, cardiac and respiratory deseases, pregnant women and people with reduced mobility are not allowed to visit the mine.

For great interest of visitors it is recommended to make a reservation in advance. Reservations are accepted by mail, fax, phone and e-mail. In written reservation please state your name, address, phone or fax, date, number of visitors and your request for foreign language explanation.

The main exposition of the Czech Museum of Silver offers to its visitors two tours.

Tour I - "The Town of Silver"

geology, archeology, development of Kutná Hora, history of Hrádek, life of "silver nobility", numismatics

Visitors get acquainted with development of Kutná Hora from the beginning into the shape of the second most important town of the kingdom....

Details...

Virtual tour of the 1st circle
Format: swf (Flash), size: 1.35 MB

Tour II - "The Way of Silver"

medieval mine, mining machine from the 16th century, medieval technology of mining and minting, miners' settlement

The tour introduces the whole process the silver ore had to undergo until a silver coin was struck. Includes visit of the original medieval silver mine...

Details...

Virtual tour of the 2nd circle
Format: swf (Flash), size: 1.14 MB

Tour I + II

Includes both tours at a special price. It takes about 2,5 hours.

Another part of the exposition is being prepared - "Medieval Mining Settlement". It will be focused on processing silver ore from the moment it was extracted until the smelting into raw silver. Also life of the miners and various mining machines and buildings will be displayed.

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